In a mitotic division the
daughter cells produced have
a similar number of
chromosomes as the parent
cell.
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In a meiotic division. the cells produced have
half of the chromosomal Number of the
parent cell.

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Sister chromatids under the influence of cohesin
proteins behin to condense. Phases of Meiosis 1
Leptotene
In the leptotene phase the chromosomes look like
thin ribbons. At the end of leptotene
the sister chromatids derived from both parents are
somewhat in alignment with a distance between
homologous chromosomes of about 400nm.